Entries by sufyan

I Want to Have a Baby but I Don’t Feel Safe at Home. What Do I Do?

Answered by Ustadha Raidah Shah Idil Question: Assalam aleykum, I live with my parents-in-law, brother-in-law and husband. My brother-in-law is mentally unwell, screams, shouts, and pushes his parents. My husband and I want to have a baby but I don’t feel safe at home. What do I do? Everything between myself and my husband are […]

How Do I Know If My Dhikr Is Rewarded and Accepted?

Answered by Shaykh Jamir Meah Question: Assalamu alaykum 1. When I make dhikr for example, is it obligatory to move my tongue in order to be rewarded or is it sufficient if I just do it in my head? will it still be counted as good deeds? 2. If I make istighfar, how do I […]

Can I Still Use an Object That I Have Cursed?

Answered by Shaykh Umer Mian Question: Assalamu alaykum If someone was to curse an object such as chair or a car for example, would this mean that he can’t use it or sell it? I read a hadith in which someone cursed their camel and the prophet (Peace and blessings be upon him) told them […]

How Should I Behave With the In-Laws of My Children?

Answered by Shaykh Umer Mian Question: Assalamu alaykum Are there any guidelines to how we should behave with the in-laws of our children or siblings? Answer: Wa alaikum as-salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu A “cousin” is defined as follows: “a relative descended from one’s grandparent or more remote ancestor by two or more steps and […]

Is My Wudu Valid With Dry Pus on My Skin?

Answered by Shaykh Umer Mian Question: Assalamu alaykum If blood or pus dries up on one’s skin, will that prevent water from reaching the skin during wudu or ghusl? Answer: Wa alaikum as-salam wa rahmatullahi wa barakatuhu If a person has a wound from which blood or pus exits, then the scab that forms over […]

What Should Be Prayed Along With the Friday Prayer?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum 1) How many emphasised Sunna prayers are related to the Friday prayer? 2) Do we have to recite Qur’an after the Fatiha in the 3rd and 4th rakat of a 4 rak’at Sunna prayer? Answer: Wa alaikum assalam wa rahmatullah, 1. Praying four cycles (rak‘ats) with one […]

Do We Have a Right to Visit the Sick?

Answered by Ustadh Tabraze Azam Question: Assalam alaykum I know someone who was told by his sick brother-in-law not to come visit him. He responded by telling his brother-in-law that he has a right to visit him. Is this true? It has always been my understanding that we have a responsibility to visit the sick. […]

Is There Specific Supplications That a Doctor Can Say?

Answered by Shaykh Jamir Meah Question: Assalamu alaykum I am doctor by profession. I wanted to know are there specific supplications before seeing patients that I can read early in the day? how could I help the patients to the best of my ability in the Islamic way? Answer: Wa’alaykum assalam. I pray you’re well. […]